Global Women's Institute (GWI)
- R Researcher
Description
Situated in the nation's capital at a world-class institution, the Global Women's Institute (GWI) has great depth of experience from not only its own staff, but from the dedicated partners who share their time, knowledge and expertise. GWI collaborates with leaders in the field from right here in Washington, DC, across the country and around the world to build a network of people committed to improving the lives of women and girls. Their mission is to advance equality through research, education and action to bring about change with the ultimate goal of having a world where women and girls have the same rights and opportunities as men and boys, and are free from discrimination, violence and coercion.
Primary Functions
- Capacity building/Technical assistance
- Research - policy analysis
- Research - project evaluation
Secondary Functions
- Awareness Raising/Advocacy
- Capacity building/Technical assistance
- Program/Project Implementation
- Research - other
Geographic Scope
- Global / regional
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
Other skills
- Rights/empowerment education
Quality
- School-related gender-based violence
Cross-cutting topics addressed
- Community sensitization
- Early/child marriage
- Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
- Emergencies and protracted crises
- Empowerment
- Gender equality
- Masculinities/boys
- Other cultural practices
- Sexual harassment & coercion
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
- Violence (at home, in relationships)
Funders and partners Back to Top
Current girls’ education funders
Current girls' education partners
Locations and contact information Back to Top
Website
Global Women's Institute (GWI)
Headquarters location(s)
- Washington, D.C., , United States of America
Office location(s)
- United States of America
Contacts
- gwomen@gwu.edu
- +12029947177
- Global Women's Institute (GWI)
Locations of current girls’ education work
Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Nicaragua
- South Sudan
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Uganda
- United Republic of Tanzania